Canadian Heritage committee  —will not be passed on to Canadian-owned independent labels or artists and that those contributions are not tied to what content is or is not in the bill. The music business has always been complicated, and is even more so now. We want to ensure that creators who are impacted by

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Good afternoon, everyone. I'm the president and CEO of CIMA, the Canadian Independent Music Association. Our membership includes Canadian-owned music companies, artist entrepreneurs, managers, publishers, promoters, consultants and many other

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, it's been widely covered that the streaming services are paying very little for the content they use. Part of the reason for that is that the market has been deflated, because we have one massive giant that doesn't need to negotiate with anyone. You're going to license it t

Canadian Heritage committee  There's no question that the sector is changing, and it's changing based on a global market. Canadian entrepreneurs, Canadian artists and the entire independent music sector could be poised to play a significant role in our country's post-COVID economic recovery, one that's centr

Canadian Heritage committee  Right now, the way the Internet sector is working for music is that few companies, few artists, have any leverage in negotiating with YouTube. The music's generally up already. The choice is between licensing and getting a lousy return on that licensing or getting no money at all

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes—100%.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you so much for the question. You know, roughly 80% of all the players in the music scene, in the music sector writ large in Canada, are solo self-employed or solo operators. They are running, in a sense, small businesses. There are some larger entities, of course, but th

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Chair, honourable members of the committee and fellow panellists, good afternoon. My name is Andrew Cash, and I'm the president and CEO of the Canadian Independent Music Association. It is a pleasure to be back at committee. Let's start by getting one thing off the table. D